Vacuum bottle cup



H. A. ROSS April 17, 1945).

VACUUM BOTTLE CUP Filed ed. 15, 1942 INVENTOR Harry R055 Attornev Patented Apr. 17, 1945.

E -Russ l"Calgary Alberta i e 3 'A'i' lilfieatioii iOetol er;15; 19 t serialinok iezgaot Ernie invention .relatestoeups ror'veeuum,;bet-

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bandi limits tlesandmore;..particularly fl.tol..ai-foldable handle V. for cups for-vacuum bottles.. s H I j w h p the handlefinsulating .member ,is of a Vacuum bottles areygenerally provided with a. sligli lyqrdiflerent construction than heretofore cap-which.is screwed-overthe -neclg of.thebottle .5 shown. I v to protect the stopper. These capsalso serve as ;;.B i i'. i;ng ;more in detail t the;,drawing in a upw ebv the-contents of the bottle may be heat er-re erence z er ter i le e e e properly consumed. Notwithstanding th use to responding parts throughout the several views it which the caps, or properly, the cups areput it will be seenthat the invention consists of a vachas heretoforebeen undesirable toprovide them in uum bottle; cup 10, of usual design. A lower ith handles because of t difficulty i packing bracket H is riveted, soldered or otherwise se-' the vacuum bottle; in a lunch kit for example. ed'to e Side Of the 1 at its IOWeI d e The result has been that theuser of the vacuum as indicated in Figures 1 and 2. The said bracket bottlehas found it inconvenient and difficult to consists of a iubu a central p t i k t h t, liquid from th vacuum tt 15 flanked by flanges whereby the bracket is secured cause of the necessity'of holding the cup by the t the D body thereof. The material being in practically An upper bracket 3 i t d, s ld red or all se highly h t d ti it .1 necessary otherwise secured to the side of the cup H1, at to wait until the liquid has cooled so that the its upper peripheral edge as indicated in Fi cu will be likewise cooled sufiiciently to handle, and The Said bracket consists of a e in which case the liquid is then too cool for proper tubular central portion flanked y fl s enjoyment. whereby the bracket is secured to the cup In.

This invention has for one of its main objects e emi-tubular portion I4, has a notch l5, cut the provision of a vacuum bottle cup in combinatherein from h bottom edge for 'a Purpose to tion with a handle attached thereto wherebyvthe l be t 'e plained in detail. user of the vacuum bottle may consume the liquid, It is important note. that e P s poured from the tt t the cup,- at any and l, of the brackets lie in the same vertical perature suitable to his taste without discomfort P although not necessarily i v ic l iento his hands. I p 9 ment? Q This invention has for another main object the T handle is Preferably formed from eavy provision of a vacuum bottle cup in combination I gauge wire adapted to euppert the 'cup and with a bottle attached thereto in which thesaid t Without Sagging- It CQHSiStS of Straight handle is foldable from a position substantially intermediate portion and upper and lower at right angles toth an of t cup to a Posiarcuate portions H. The lower member 11, is tion against the n of the cup whereby the terminated byadepending portion which is'loosevacuum bottle maybe packed in a suitable and :1 received n the Semi-tubular be o customary manneras in a hmeh kit fo example the lower bracket. The upper member i1, is ter- Other objects are to provide a durable, attrac minated. by a Substantially U- aD d indentation tive and inexpensive utilitarian device of the 8 The outer r f i of h U- haped inchareeter Set forth dentation is loosely received in the semi-tubular With the above noted and other objects in view er of the upp bracket- To p ov de which may appear as the description proceeds 'Suitable gripping di su ating means I cover the invention resides in the novel construction, the portion N5, of the handle with a rubber or combination and arrangement of cooperating flbIOllS sleeve '9, 01' the like which iS oblong as parts as hereinafter more specifically set forth, Seen in cross section and relatively thin to the claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing e d that, when folded, the handle will lie snug forming part of this application, and in which: st the Side of the cup. The inside ed o Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a vacuum bottle the sleeve is ripp at to provide a comfortcup according to my invention. 5 able grip adequately insulated from the metal Fig. 2 is a, fragmentary detailed view in per- As shown Figure 4; I may simplify this conspective of the handle supporting brackets. struction byinserting thewire handle I6 through Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device showing a length of rubber tubing 2| or the like with thel handle in its folded or inoperative position, relatively successful results. I an From the, foregoing description it will be seen that the handle is pivotally supported in the brackets I l, and 13, so that it may lie against the side of the cup as shown in Figure 3, it bein 7 understood that the arcuate portions I1, are

curved substantially the same as a section of the cup l0.

From the inoperative position of Figure 3, the handle may be swung outward to the operative position of Figure 4. The handle is locked in this position when the upper arcuate portion II, springs upward and is received in the notch l5, of the upper bracket. To close the handle; slight pressure exerted against the upper portion l1, preferably in a downward direction causes the. U-

shaped indentation to be lowered from the said notch and slide over the rounded edge 22, of the upper bracket whereupon the handlelies flush with the side of the cup. When it is opened it automatically assumes its locked position in the notch l5.

It is believed that the construction and advantages of the structure shown may be apparent from the foregoing paragraphs taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing without fur ther detailed description.

- While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed it is understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of co-operating parts may be resorted to within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim: a

A vacuum bottle cup comprising a circular body, upper and lower brackets secured to the side of said body, said brackets having intermediate bearings in axial alinement, the upper bearing being provided with a central notch in its lower edge, a wire handle includin a vertical portion and upper and lower horizontal portions, the terminals o-f'said horizontal portions being bent at right angles in opposite directions to provide trunnions adapted to pivotally engage in the bear- .ings of said brackets, the upper horizontal por- 

